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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 09:35
Food Standards Scotland has issued a Public Information Statement to make clear its position regarding the presence of a group of harmful E. coli bacteria called STEC in food.
Based in the existing...
Monday, February 18, 2019 - 11:53
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has announced that it now has a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food. The tool can proactively identify all the ingredients...
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 14:50
IFST has updated its Information Statement on Foodborne Viral Infections.
Viral infections are a leading cause of gastroenteritis globally and in Europe and may also cause enterically transmitted...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 09:33
IFST has responded to European Commission’s consultation on proposed MRLs for pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), tropane alkaloids and ergot alkaloids.
IFST welcome the proposal to set regulatory limits...
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 14:19
We have updated our Information Statement on Food Authenticity. It has been split into two parts:
Food authenticity testing part 1: The role of analysis
Food authenticity testing part 2: Analytical...
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 09:05
There is still some time left to submit your abstract for CHRO 2019. Organised by IFST Northern Ireland Branch, CHRO 2019 is the world’s leading international conference on Campylobacter,...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 15:32
The Food Standards Agency is seeking views on the proposed enhanced controls in the production of raw milk in England and Wales.
Due to an increase in outbreaks associated with RDM and an increase in...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 13:28
The FSA is seeking to appoint new members to its Register of Specialists. The Register is a list of pre-approved experts with whom the FSA can commission short pieces of ad hoc work under contract to...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:06
We have responded to FSA’s consultation on the ‘Guidance on food traceability, withdrawals and recalls within the UK food industry’.
We welcome the production of this comprehensive and useful...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 15:04
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has launched its vision and new strategy for the next five years, whilst also marking its 20th anniversary by revealing new research that provides an insight into...